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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
May 10, 2007
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
Canyon Lake: Water clear; 73 degrees; 911.08':
Largemouth are good early in 2'-4' in flooded
bushes on Texas rigged watermelon-red Whacky Sticks
and watermelon-red Scoundrel worms, JDC Skip-N-Pop
topwaters and pumpkin 1/4 oz. Curb's Erratic jigs.
Also, in 6'-12' along bluff ledges using watermelon-
red or green flake tubes and white Fat Free Shad Guppy crankbaits.
Smallmouth are good to 3-1/2 lbs. in 8' to 15' along
mainlake points ledges and rockpiles using rootbeer
JDC grubs & craws on Curb's 1/8th oz. jigheads, smoke-
red tubes on ball jigheads and Bleeding Shad Tiny
Traps.
Stripers are slow to fair trolling Gizz 4 crankbaits
and Shad Raps and vrtically jigging white Curb's Striper Jigs around deep humps.
White Bass are fair in 4'-8' upriver using Road Runners
and slow in the main lake.
Crappie are fair to good around submerged brushpiles
along breaklines using Curb's crappie jigs and live
minnows.
For lodging info. and to book a guided trip w/the most
experienced, knowledgeable fulltime guides on Canyon
contact JR's Guide Service www.jrguideservice.com
Call Jim at (830) 833-5688 or email: [email protected].
Lake LBJ: Water stained; 72-74 degrees; 824.70':
Largemouth are good early to 7-1/2 lbs in 4'-12' along
rip rap of seawalls and breaklines w/stumps and
laydowns using Gizz 4 crankbaits watermelon-red Flukes,
watermelon JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters, weightless
wacky rigged Whacky Sticks and chartreuse crankbaits.
White bass are slow to fair trolling Shad Raps.
Crappie are very good over brushpiles in 12' on
minnows and white Curb's crappie jigs.
To book a guided fishing trip w/the only guide
service fishing LBJ for 50 years contact Jim at
JR's Guide Service www.jrguideservice.com
Call (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected].
Choke Canyon: Water stained; 70 degrees:
Largemouth are good to very good along breaklines of
mainlake points and on submerged channel ledges from
8'-20' using chartreuse crankbaits, watermelon-red Whacky Sticks, watermelon "Erratic" jigs (Chatterbait-type) chartreuse Fat Free Shad crankbaits and Carolina rigged lizards or tubes.
Channel Catfish are excellent.
For info. on a guided trip for largemouth contact Jim at JR's Guide Service www.jrguideservice.com or call (830-833-5688)
Lake Buchanan: Water clear; 70 degrees; 1006.33':
Largemouth are good in 4' to 12' along creek bluffs and in coves/pockets using pumpklin Skip-N-Pop topwaters, Bleeding Shad 'Traps, weightless, wacky rigged watermelon/purple flake Whacky Sticks.
Stripers to 23" are good from Flag Island to Black Rock in 20'-30' using topwaters and 'Traps at first light, jigging white Curb's bucktail jigs and drifting live bait through schools.
White Bass are slow but still fair trolling Shad
Raps along Hog Island and casting or jigging Pirk
Minnows and Tiny Traps above Paradise Point.
Crappie are fair on minnows and Curb's crappie jigs.
To book a guided trip for largemouth or stripers
contact JR's Guide Service www.jrguideservice.com
Call (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected]
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